Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24191, Abner Fisk, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Fisk, Honez
Mr 24191.
Hannah
CONTENTS

N o 18230 Maine
Abner Fisk
of York Co. in the State of Maine who was a Pr. & Sergt. in the company commanded by Captain Sawyer of the Regt. commanded by Col. Scammon on the Mass. Troops line for 8 months Pr. ————— 26.66 3 " Sergt. ————— 15.00 $41.66
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 41 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of August 1833 and sent to Edward E. Bourne Kennebec. Me.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 83.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 1833 20.83 $104.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 15

Maine,
852.
Wannah Fisk
widow of Abner Fisk who was a Priv & Sergt. in the A. Hampden line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 41 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of July, 1843. and sent to
E. E. Bourne Rennebunk Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 1.

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I Sarah Ross of Shepody in the county of York and State of Maine, aged forty nine years, do on oath testify and de- clare that I am a daughter of Abner Fisk late of Wells in said county, a Revolutionary Pensioner, deceased. I further testify that said Abner died on the tenth day of April eighteen hundred and thirty nine - and that Hannah Fisk his widow is still living, not having been married since the decease of said Abner Fisk -
Sally Ross
State of Maine York County ss Jan. 20. 1843.
Personally appeared Sally Ross who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by her subscribed -
Before me
Edward E. Bourne Justice of the Peace

State of Maine.
York County, ss. I William Hammond Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of York and State aforesaid do hereby certify that William A. Hayes Esqr is the Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of York and that he is duly commissioned and qualified. And that Edward E. Bourne Esqr is an acting justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the twenty fifth day of June 1841 and will expire on the twenty fifth day of June 1848 and that the signatures at herein before written purporting to be their signatures are genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 27 th day of January 1843.
William Hammond Register of the Court of Probate York County

Abner Fish
W 2602

State of Maine.
Maine District COUNTY OF YORK, SS.
ON this seventh day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the District Court of the United States Court for Maine District now sitting at Kennebec, Abner Fisk a resident of Kennebec Wells in the county of York and State of Maine aged Seventy six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. He enlisted in the company of Captain Samuel Sawyer , in the month of April , he thinks in 1775 for eight months - William Loins was first lieutenant - Isaac Littlefield , second lieutenant and Samuel Stevens quartermaster - They were at Cambridge during the whole term and were in Colonel Scammons Regiment - their Regiment was not in the Battle of Bunker Hill - but they were going on when we met our troops retreating from the hill - I served in said company the eight months and was honorably discharged - He had no written discharge - He also enlisted for three months in December 1776 in a company of militia under the command of Captain Samuel Littlefield , and was sergeant in said company - Nathaniel Bennett was first lieutenant, Ebenezer Dacomb , second lieutenant - He went to Barbury when the said company joined the regiment of Colonel John Frost - then marched to Bucks Hill - then the Regiment went to White Plains - the company was taken off to guard the stores at North Castle where they stayed six weeks - then marched back to Bucks Hill - where their three months expired and he was honorably discharged - The said company and Regiment were Massachusetts Militia . He had no written discharge - He was born January 21. 1756 at Springfield - Does not know of any record of his birth - lived in Wells ever since he was ten years of age -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
Abner Fisk
SWORN TO, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Asahel Warr Judge of the U.S. for the Dist. of Maine
WE, Joseph Gilman Physician , George Wells , a clergyman, residing in the town of Wells and Samuel Emerson , residing in the town of Kennebec hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Abner Fisk , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy six years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
SWORN TO, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Gilman Samuel Emerson
Asahel Warr Judge of the U.S. for the Dist. of Maine
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Joseph Gilman , who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Wells , and that Samuel Emerson , who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Kennebec and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, John Nussey , clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Abner Fisk for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this seventh day of August A.D. 1832
John Nussey Clerk U.S. Courts
The reason why the clergyman and not entirely was that he was modern and to have the court before the decision and appear - don't Gilman is the doctor of the Congregational Church Samuel Emerson Physician

8703 Hannah Fish
Hannah Fisk
Me
Act 7. July 38
m 80 d 39
Dec 16. 27 - 1775. on 8 mo.
adad
Shapri
3 mo. Sergh.
H. 66
- E. E. Bourne
Kennebec
Me

State of Maine,
York County ss.
On the fifth day of August 1839 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the County of York Hannah Fish, a resident of Wells in County of York aged sixty-eight years who being duly sworn, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows". That she is the widow of Abner Fish who was a private and sergeant in the army of the Revolution, and served as stated in his original declaration to obtain pension under the law of 1832.
She further declares that she was married to said Abner Fish on the fourteenth day of December seventeen hundred and eighty, and that her husband the aforesaid Abner Fish died at Wells on the tenth day of April eighteen hundred and thirty nine. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz on the fourteenth day of December seventeen hundred and eighty. That she has remained a widow ever since the decease of said Abner.
Witness Mr. A. Hayes - E E Burleigh -
Hannah Fish Mark
Sworn and subscribed in open court
Before Mr. A. Hayes Judge of the Court of Probate York County Maine

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Joshua Herrick Esq.
Resolute Port
PaD E E B.

I Nich o Gilman Clerk of the Town of Wells in the County of York and State of Maine certify, that under the head, "The following Persons joined in Marriage", in the Records of said Town is the following, "Seventeen hundred and eighty December fourteenth Abner Fisk and Hannah Jefferds," and the same is a true copy of the Record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows, — "1780 Dec 14 Abner Fisk & Hannah Jefferds." —
Nich o Gilman } Clerk of the Town of Wells —
I Nich o Gilman above named: depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in said Town of Wells in the County Town and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Re- cords of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me. —
Nich o Gilman } Clerk of the Town of Wells —
State of Maine
York ss. August 7 th 1839. Personally ap- peared Nicholas Gilman who is a credi- ble witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him sub- scribed —
Before me
Edward E. Burrough Justice of the Peace
The cramer at the top are explained in the accompanying letter —
E E B

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
am
File No. 24191
Hannah Fink
Wid. of
Abner Fink
Sergt. Rev. War.
Act: March 3 d 1848.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 239
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine - 7/14
Repo lean: 28 '43
Hannah Fisk widow of Abner Fisk
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June '32 and who died on the 10 April 1839 - of York Co in the State of Maine who was a priv. H. Inf. in the company commanded by Captain Sawyer — of the Regt: — commanded by Col: Scamell in the expedition line for smoo. pr: 3 n — Sept.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine — at the rate of 41 — Dollars 16 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th — day of March '43 — and sent to E. E. Bourne Rennebunk, Maine —
Arrears to the 4th of ( Pemi-annual allowance ending $208.30
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Whittier — Clerk, Book A — Vol. 1 — Page 9 —

774 Hannah Fish
Admit priv & Sergt 41. 66.
Maine Agency
Send to E. E. Bourne
Kennebec
Maine

State of Maine
York County ss.
On this fourteenth day of April 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of York, Hannah Fish a resident of Wells in the County of York, aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3 d March 1843, granting pensions to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Abner Fish, who served as stated in his original declaration for a pension under the Act of 1832, and that she received a pension under the Act of July 7 1838, of forty one dollars and sixty six cents per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow Witness. Samuel H. Pike
Hannah Fish mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, the said declarant being personally known to me.
Edward V. Bourn Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine York County Ss
I William Hammond Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of York in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Edward E Bourne Esqr is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 25 th day of June A(D) 1841 and will expire on the 25 th day of June A(D) 1848 and that his signature hereinbefore written is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 25 th day of April A(D) 1843
Wm Hammond Register of the Court of Probate for York County

Paul Goodwin and Samuel Treadwell. Deposition, for Abner Fish

I John Mussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of Maine, hereby certify that Edward E. Burum is a Magistrate duly qualified to administer oaths and the within is his genuine signature. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventh day of August 1832.
John Mussey Clerk
State of Maine
York ss. I William C. Allen Clerk and Register of the Court of Probate for the County of York do hereby certify that Edward E. Burum is a Magistrate duly qualified to administer oaths, and that his signatures to the within deposition of Samuel Treadwell and Paul Gove are genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twentyfirst day of April 1833 —
William C. Allen, Register of the Court of Probate for York County

I Paul Goodwin of Wells in the County of York yo man and State of Maine yeoman, of lawful age do on oath testify and say that I enlisted in the Army of the United States in the month of April 1865 in a company under the command of Captain Samuel Sawyer of which William Laurins of Wells was first Lieutenant, Jedediah Lilliford second Lieutenant and Samuel Stevens Ensign, and that Abner Fish then and ever since of Wells enlisted at the same time. That we immediately went to Cambridge, where and in the vicinity we continued eight months which was the time for which we enlisted. We were in the Regiment under the command of Colonel Scammon - I further testify and say that Abner Fish did his duty in said company for the said term of eight months, when he was honorably discharged.
Paul Goodwin
State of Maine
York ss July 17 1882 Personally appeared Paul Goodwin who is a credi- ble and disinterested witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed.
Before me
Edward E. Bourne
Justice of the Peace

I Samuel Treadwell of Kennebec in the County of York and State of Maine Husbandman, do on oath testify and say, that I enlisted in the service of the United States in December 1776 in a company of Artillery under the command of Captain Daniel Lee Hefield for the term of three months. We were assigned to Colonel Groot's regiment and were at Danbury - then at North Castle near New York, where we were a short time guard over a slow hour - then to Pechs Kill, and White Plains. We were discharged at Pechs Kill in March 1777. I do further testify and declare that Nathaniel Hovey Fish then and now of Wells was a sergeant in said company and did duty in said company during the said three months and was honorably discharged. The other officers of the company were Nathaniel Burnham First Lieutenant and Elias Jacobs Second Lieutenant.
Samuel Treadwell
Signed before me
Aug 7 - 1832
Asahel Wain
Judge of the U.S. Dist. Ct. Dist. of Maine
I certify that it has been satisfactorily proved to me that the above named deponent Samuel Treadwell is a credible person and worthy of belief.
State of Maine
York ss. July 20. 1832 Personally appeared Samuel Treadwell who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed.
Asahel Wain
Judge of the U.S. Dist. Ct. Dist. of Maine
Before me Edmund E. Bourn Justice of the Peace
July 20.

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Thannickville Jan 28 1843
Mr Sir
The accompany ing declaration & - with the exception of the deposition, were com- pleted in 1839 - But having then learned that the construction of the Act of Congress was adverse to the allowance, they were not forwarded - The certificate of marriage, I sub- posed would never be come in use, and therefore I sent it to the Clerk of Rennick Port, as will be seen on inspection, merely as a form for another, having written his name and Rennick Port, at the top, which have been erased, leaving the original certificate as it was -
By a letter from the Depart- ment, I understand the claim is now within the law
very respectfully
Your Obedt Servant
E E Bourne
Hon J L Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington D C

Adm R
3 mos. Serv. 15. —
8 " priv. 26.66
41.66
✓

Grenndunk Me. April 22. 1833.
Dr Sir.
When the papers in this case were returned to me in October last, the only objection stated was that in one of the affidavits the witness was not certified by the magistrate to be a credible witness. I accordingly had the defect corrected. One of the affidavits, which is said not to be certified by the proper officer under seal, contains my own signature as the Magistrate, the certificate of the Clerk of the U. S. Court, as to my authority, together with his seal of office. I know of no other way of authenticating papers - though I have obtained an additional certificate of the Clerk of the Prob. Court, if the objection is that the Clerk of the U. S. Ct. was not the proper certifying officer. I administered the oath to all the witnesses to the depositions taken by me, as by my minute at the bottom of each, but to save the expense of the Clerk's certificate, they being all present, I had them sworn in open Court. But as the Court in relation to one certificate did not affix their seal, I have made my own certificate in conformity to the fact. I trust that the affiant will not lose his place in the order of taking up business in consequence, of his defects of which I before had no notice, as I fear, if he does, that his anxiety upon the subject, if nothing else, will cause him "to die without the sight" of his pension.
Respectfully Your obedt servant
Hon'd S. Edwards, Comm. of Pensions
Edward G. Bourne

War Department Pension Office April 16. 1833
Sir,
The papers in the case of Abner Fisk have been again examined and are herewith returned to you.
In neither of the affidavits taken in support of his claim, has the official character and signature of the magistrate who took them been certified by the proper officer, under seal of Office . This important regulation must receive due attention —
I am respectfully Your Obet. Servt.
J. L. Edwards
Edward E. Bowne Kennebunk (Maine)

Mr Purdie -
I wish you to take from your records, a certificate in the form of the one annexed, of the mar- riage of Israel Burbank to Ruth Merriill Dec 16. 1776 - and bring it with you when you pass here on your way to Count -
Yours Respectfully
E V Brown
I shall want to see you, so as to administer the oath -